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The weekend storm flooded homes in the San Carlos area. Three homes on Bear Lake Drive were damaged. One family even had to move out. NBC 7’s Liberty Zabala was there for the cleanup. (Published Sunday, March 2, 2014)

San Diego's heavy rainfall has flooded several homes in San Carlos, forcing three families to evacuate.

The storm waters rose throughout the weekend in the 7900 block of Beaver Lake Drive.

Residents say the drain is poorly maintained by the city. It is supposed to drain freely, but overgrown treens and debris plugged it up.

"[I] had been on the city for a long time to try and get this easement, this flood canal cleaned out and they haven't done it, and if that was cleaned out, no one in the neighborhood would've been flooded," said homeowner Karen Knarr.